A.M.Models

The following message appeared on canalScape-BCN tonight, I have checked the issue of a move and archive move with a TWT trustee, all seems true. what is worrying is the reporting of possible disposal and scapping of exhibits, this calls for some real concerns to be voiced. the post is as follows:

"I heard recently "straight from the horses mouth" as it were, but don't ask
me which one.
The National Archives at Gloucester are to close within
18 months, being relocated to Ellesmere Port, the question is where,
will they still be available for inspection and, most importantly, will
there be anyone capable of answering our questions.

Also to be closed, The Gloucester Waterways Museum, this is to be
handed over to Gloucester Council, who may keep it as a waterways
museum. Also to be downgraded is Stoke Bruerne, to a local canal museum.

Finally, what happened to the exhibits removed from Gloucester?
Answer, the small ones went back into store, anything heavy went for
SCRAP, including a GJC Rivet Forge, even the Bantam Tug "Walsall", was
to be scrapped, but was saved by the staff and is now in store. Some
items jumped back out of the skips and have been privately saved.
Also of interest is that there is no longer any curatorial staff at
Gloucester.

Can anything be done about this?"